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Simon Kellum vs Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez

Two careers, 47 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Simon Kellum (United States) and Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez (Mexico) have met in 47 rounds across 4 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Simon Kellum leads Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez: 32 finishes in front to 13 and 2 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Simon Kellum holds the faster single in 12, Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventSimon Kellum singleaverageEmilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez singleaverage
3×34.917.066.448.51
2×20.711.441.141.74
4×429.2435.2729.3237.56
5×555.691:04.6657.081:07.50
6×61:53.032:06.172:01.982:10.09
7×72:57.723:15.062:54.353:01.84
3×3 blindfolded39.081:02.9721.8228.04
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves20.6728 moves35.00
3×3 one-handed8.4911.9013.1315.79
Clock4.004.884.745.52
Megaminx39.3745.9442.7348.53
Pyraminx0.731.531.623.43
Skewb0.851.710.952.03
Square-16.6510.138.1410.98
4×4 blindfolded7:34.344:07.20
5×5 blindfolded19:52.0010:30.00
3×3 Multi-Blind10 of 12 cubes · 56:4519 of 21 cubes · 59:51

Year by year

every meeting, 47 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 18 meetings2018: 12022: 132024: 182025: 15

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundSimon KellumEmilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménezahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.952.22Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round9.8110.96Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round41.50Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round13.7617.86Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round37.7042.43Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4 blindfoldedFinaltie
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:09.991:10.04Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round2:12.402:18.58Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round3:32.853:31.41Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round7.807.33Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round53.4957.37Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round2.145.65Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbSecond round4.072.45Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round2.812.96Simon Kellum

Full careers: Simon Kellum · Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.